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Image of several house frontal totem poles at Ninstints on Anthony Island. The totem pole in the foreground is recognizable as one that was transferred to the Museum of Anthropology in 1954. While the others likely were as well, they are more difficult to identify.
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Audrey and Harry Hawthorn in the new Museum of Anthropology. This photograph was likely taken around the time the Museum Opened in May, 1976.
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View of Skedans photographed by George Mercer Dawson.
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Mortuary poles at SGang Gwaay photographed by Charles F. Newcombe.
Grizzly Bear Pole at T'aanuu Llnagaay
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Men preparing to lower the grizzly bear pole at T'aanuu Llnagaay. The pole was removed by the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee and cut into four sections. It has since been displayed at UBC and at the Museum of Anthropology in these four sections.
School group at the Museum of Anthropology
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School group in the foyer at the Museum of Anthropology.
Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology
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Totem poles in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.
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Museum of Anthropology grounds and Great Hall. The totem poles were carved by Mungo Martin.
Totem pole lying on the ground
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Totem pole lying on the ground. This photograph was likely taken by a member of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee on an expedition to Anthony Island or Hope Island.
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Item is a series of two photographs showing the rooftops of houses and a totem pole in the foreground. The pole is known as the Nispiq Pole. It belonged to Chief Simon Walkus, Sr. and tells of the origins of the Wuikinuxv people.
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Mungo Martin Pole Raising in Alert Bay
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The Mungo Martin memorial pole about to be raised in Alert Bay.
School group at the Museum of Anthropology
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School group in the foyer at the Museum of Anthropology.
Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology
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Totem poles in the Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology.
School group at the Museum of Anthropology
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School group at the Museum of Anthropology.
Ramp of the Museum of Anthropology
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Ramp with totem poles at the Museum of Anthropology.
Man standing next to totem pole
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A man standing next to a totem pole. The caption for this slide suggests that it was taken in the community of Kispiox.
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Detail of a totem pole said to be standing in Kispiox. This image may be from a book by Marius Barbeau or Edward Linnaeus Keithahn.
House front and totem pole at Bella Coola
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A house front and totem pole said to be at Bella Coola. This image may be from a book by Marius Barbeau or Edward Linnaeus Keithahn.
Totem poles and houses at Skedans
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Totem poles and houses said to be at Skedans. This image may be from a book by Marius Barbeau or Edward Linnaeus Keithahn.
Detail of the Mungo Martin Memorial pole
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A close up image of the Mungo Martin Memorial pole during the raising ceremony in Alert Bay.